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March 26, 1968 R. w. HOUSE ETAL 3,

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34 SET NODE COMMON RESET RESET NODE Ji m RESET OUTPUT BC SET 346 OUTPUT 5+ 5 sZTJ 7 34 345 WN P U T 3M GATED RESET .l8v- E25- 25; T INPUT NODE i l INPUT 40 Y 403 TRIGGER 407 1 406 22 25%;? 41s 'ASSERTION CONDENSERS E 2 l OUTPUT 4 "1 40; 405 DELAY NODE 4 4 0?? DELAY NODE March 1968 R. w. HOUSE ETAL 3,375,352

BOWLING SCORER UTILIZING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTS Filed-April 9, 1963 24 Sheets-Sheet '7 EE- 15. 43,5 RESET LEVEL J E E/. 15.

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March 26, 1968 R. w. HOUSE ETAL 3,375,352

BOWLING SCORER UTILIZING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTS Filed April 9, 1963 24 Sheets-Sheet a D.C. SET 518 5142 UP 513 sET OUTPUT SET 514 REsET OUTPUT :2 SET NODE 5 L 515 519 gm 530 o.c. RESET 1e W 518 0.0. REsET SZQ y REsET NODE 5,321

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SEMICONDUCTQR ELEMENT SCORER UTILIZING BOWLING 24 SheetwSheet 20 Filed April 9, 1963 2R t 2 c 51mm om mm 

35. AN APPARATUS FOR SCORING A BOWLING GAME HAVING A MULTIPLICITY OF SCORING FRAMES IN WHICH PINFALL OCCURS FROM THE ROLLING OF AT LEAST ONE BOWLING BALL, COMPRISING: ELECTRONIC MEANS FOR RECEIVING PINFALL INFORMATION, A COMPUTATION MEANS CONNECTABLE TO SAID ELECTRONIC PINFALL RECEIVING MEANS, AN ELECTRONIC STORAGE MEANS FOR STORING SCORES EARNED BY A PLAYER AS A BOWLING GAME PROGRESSES CONNECTABLE TO SAID COMPUTATION MEANS, AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID COMPUTATION MEANS FOR DIRECTING THE COMPUTATION OF BOWLING SCORES. 